brailler

noun

brailler

noun

UK /ˈbɹeɪ.lə/ · US /ˈbɹeɪ.ləɹ/

Etymology From braille + -er.

1

Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Technology A typewriter used to emboss paper with braille cells to be read by the visually impaired instead of using a manual stylus.

  • Use pads under braillers to reduce noise and under reading-writing stands to counteract sliding.2005, Jean E. Olmstead, Itinerant teaching, page 190:
Derived terms
Mountbatten Brailler, Perkins Brailler

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